1 Chronicles 2:52

52 Shobal, who first settled Kiriath Jearim, had these descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,

1 Chronicles 2:52 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:52

And Shobal, the father of Kirjathjearim had sons
Which shows that Kirjathjearim is not the name of a man, or of any of Shobal's sons, who are next mentioned, but of a place of which he was prince: the first is

Haroeh,
who is called Reaiah, ( 1 Chronicles 4:2 ) a word of the same signification:

and half of the Manahethites;
which Kimchi takes to be the proper name of a man called Chatzihamanaheth, another son of Shobal's; but Jarchi interprets it of the name of a place or province called Manahath, ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) over half of which Haroeh was governor.

1 Chronicles 2:52 In-Context

50 These people were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn son of Ephrath, were Shobal, who first settled Kiriath Jearim,

51 Salma, who first settled Bethlehem, and Hareph, who first settled Beth Gadar.

52 Shobal, who first settled Kiriath Jearim, had these descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,

53 the families of Kiriath Jearim, the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these people came the Zorahites and Eshtaolites.

54 The descendants of Salma, [who first settled] Bethlehem, were the Netophathites, Atroth, [who first settled] Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,